Topics related to pets, wildlife, livestock and other animals are explored in this lively half-hour program. Look for interviews covering climate change and the effects of a warming planet on wildlife and species extinction, middle schoolers talking about factory farming, and in-depth looks at local organizations working to save animals from abuse and abandonment. Animals Matter airs the second Friday of the month at 1 PM.

Backpack Boombox is a Hip-Hop/Rap focused show, hosted by longtime performer. David Downey, Jr. Growing up in the Greater Boston area, his youth was influenced by classic artists such as Run-DMC, The Beastie Boys, and A Tribe Called Quest. Backpack Boombox will be playing all of the old-school tracks that David grew up with, as well as those current indie gems that deserve more attention.

Carry it On is an eclectic music show ranging from English speaking acoustic folk and singer-songwriter gems, to some world music and rock and jazz influences. Also spoken word and poetry and sound collages. Jeff searches for the most amazing lyrics, classic and new songs in the political folk tradition that comment on the events of the week, the intense times we are living in, and give aid and comfort to all of us afflicted by the events and forces of the day. We are not alone. We are all part of a rich cultural and political resistance. Call a friend and make a date with your radio Tuesday for wonderful music with insightful lyrics to stimulate and encourage us in these interesting times.

The Church Of Rock radio show originally started on Halloween of 1999, on a 100,000 watt radio station in Peoria, Illinois. The show is produced & hosted by the self ordained high-priest of rock n roll, Reverend Derek Moody and his co-host and co-producer Sister Tracy. The good Reverent presents deep album cuts, rare songs, unreleased tunes mixed in with sporadic interviews with members of the International rock n roll community. A special segment of every show is dedicated to local southern Oregon artists and their music.

Tune in Sunday nights from 7pm to 9pm; you will hear the best in all genres of rock n roll.

Dad Hats & Khaki Pants (a nod to the stereotypical attire of one who listens to Pop Punk & Emo music) is the brainchild of Kevin Caldwell, a local DJ who has been a part of the Rogue Valley music scene in various capacities (most notably booking shows) for over 10 years.

In the time that Kevin has spent behind the scenes he has a gained a unique perspective & ear for quality music. Throughout the years Kevin has been exposed to many genres of music but maintains a particular affinity for all decades of the Pop Punk & “Emo” scene, he feels that those styles just have a certain way of bringing out the type of emotional response that can on one hand lead you to an existential breakdown & on the other help you fight through some of the toughest moments life can throw at you.

It's Kevin’s hope that in sharing these songs spanning from the 80s/90s/00s/Today that you can take away some of the same feelings that they have brought him over the years while at the same time introducing you to some bands you might not have ever known about in the “mainstream” world of music.

Tune in weekly for such segments as “Band of the Week”, “Emo Fight Night”, “Song Rewind” just to name a few.

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Empower Your Life with Alaya Ketani focuses on Life Saving, Culture Changing and Change Makers. The show includes interviews, round table discussion, and listener call-ins with people, whose ideas and actions promote empowered movement toward a harmonious world.

Topics to be addressed include: Mind Mastery with Neuroscience and More, Create the Life You’d Love to Live, How to Become Empowered through Challenge, The Mental Game of Life (And Golf), Hope—How We Know That All Is Possible, What Does It Take to Create New Beginnings, Break the Cycle—Whatever It Is, Instruction Manual for Humans, and More. Be prepared for honest, heartfelt in-depth discussion, frank question about and answers to topics that really matter.

Regina Ayars and Carol Voisin, producers of Girl Talk since April 2013, are local “girls” who decided that women and men needed some good old 60's “conscientiousness raising”. Each week they bring their own brand of feminism to the airwaves. They come together each week with slightly different perspectives - Carol more alternative and edgy and Regina more traditional and data driven - but always focused on women, their achievements, and their struggles.

Regina Ayars has lived in Ashland since 2002 serving on boards for many local non-profits like League of Women Voters, Peace House, Rose Circle Network, American Association of University Women, Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland. Carol Voisin is a recently retired professor at Southern Oregon University, teaching Ethics in the 21st Century. She served two terms as an Ashland City Councilor and ran for mayor in 2016.

Girl Talk can be viewed on RVTV, Rogue Valley Television, our local public access station on channel 115 on Ashland HomeNet and channel 182 on Charter on Thursdays at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 3:00 pm or on demand at rvtv.sou.edu or live stream on archive.org.

The KSKQ Green Show Show hosts live visits and sneak previews of performances and performers presenting on the Green Show Stage. The Green Show is a free event sponsored by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Founded by Mark Yaconelli on Valentine’s Day, 2010, the Hearth Community is a new model of community building based on personal storytelling, reflective listening, and community service. Once a quarter, a handful of local folks gather to tell a true story, first person, based on a theme. Past themes have included: “Love Hurts,” “Tales from Childhood,” “Letting Go,” and “Wilderness Tales.” Each event includes live music (from bluegrass, to folk, to Celtic, to jazz) coordinated by Ashland fiddler Duane Whitcomb. The entrance fee is $5, and all proceeds go to charities based in Southern Oregon like the Ashland Emergency Foodbank, Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, Dunn House, Rogue Valley Farm to School, Ashland Hospital Hospice, and others.

Laura Bee hosts a weekly show devoted to interviews, science, history, mystery, music and art, all inspired by the honey-bee and natural beekeeping. Sharing cutting edge method and consciousness the world of the bee is explored in a whole new light.

Jupiter's Jamboree makes every effort to live up to the implications of its name. Jupiter Hamilton creates a show combining classic and contemporary jam bands, local original music, live experimental music, poetry, interviews with guests and philosophic musings about the cosmic web of sound. The unexpected and expected dwell side by side in Jupiter Jamboree land. It's a sonic vision of a post-genre utopia.

Literary Ashland is a new monthly show with a focus on writers and writing. Ed Battistella and Michael Niemann host a lively 30 minute show that features literary events in the valley and interviews with local and regional authors.

Literary Ashland broadcasts once a month on the fourth Friday of the month at 1 pm. Archives of each show are available on this website. Just check for Literary Ashland under "Current Local Programs."

Hello, Southern Oregon, Northern California and the rest of the universe listening in on the web! This is Roo Grostein, THE CANNAvangelist…bringing you the industry inside scoop on cannabis news, education, and culture right here from the heart of Oregon’s own cannabis country: The Rogue Valley.

The show’s mission is to give cannabis back to you, the people, by empowering you with information & helping to break down the stigmas that have kept our communities divided for so long. I'm here to tell the unique stories of the real folks who have the passion to normalize this amazing plant and showcase the industry, culture, and lives that depend on it. It's high time for us to come together and make the world a better place and I, for one, believe cannabis might be our last hope to do so...let's discuss. And check out the show's website.

This show explores a new theme each week. It features a wide range of different types of music that are all united by a particular topic in song title and lyrics. Visit www.KSKQ.org/Maya for the archives and playlists. Email Maya with topic ideas or song requests: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Metal Mixtape is hosted by Omar "DJ Ramo Thorne" Rodriguez. For two hours every week, he's blasting the best in current & classic underground/lesser known regional & worldwide Traditional Heavy Metal, Melodic Thrash, and Power Metal...plus quite a few modern & extreme acts too. He deso segments on local bands, international artists, Speed Metal, and Female Fronted bands—to name a few—plus they talk about the upcoming live music calendar in the Rogue Valley.

Great music, mixed with potentially perception altering thoughts, and uplifting fun. A diverse playlist is offered and balanced with intellectual tidbits, a brief random reading of Pronoia (-Rob Brezsney) and weekly touching on the eight Attributes of Connection (-Jon Young).

With subtle references to the cultural art of mentoring, the show strives to empower the listeners. Featuring highlights on multiple genres, with special emphasis on new and under discovered musicians/ bands, there is something for everyone. The show occasionally includes in-studio guests, call in's, and songs requests.

If you like music from different lands and far-off places, then One World Many Songs is the place to hear unique voices and exciting rhythms. Marko C is your host, coming to KSKQ with years of knowledge and a vast library of original music of the world.

Listen in on Monday nights at 7pm for a delicious menu of unique and beautiful music.

Passing the Torch: Stories of Wisdom is a monthly half-hour show of interviews with Rogue Valley locals who have dealt with devastating losses and turned their experience into a life-affirming legacy. The interviewees share their hard-won wisdom and describe what has enabled them to find meaning and purpose in their story.

The show is produced by Lily Myers Kaplan of the Spirit of Resh Foundation, whose mission is to use story and advocacy to help people build a relationship with death that informs how they live.

At the Reggae Dub Friday Night Experience you'll hear version excursions in the realm of Reggae Dub music. There will be lots of Bass in the place, and you'll hear more platter and less chatter with DJ Moe Betta

Meditation, grounded in the principle of Sacred Relationship within Oneness. It's comforting and blessed to learn to let God live Its life as us, through all the miracles and compassionate tears. Hosted by Moshe Ross. Questions? Call 541-488-2571.

In an era of spiraling debt-crises and an uncertain ecological future, we are asked by Nature herself to discover the path to social equity and a balanced relationship with life. Andrew Mount, your host for Rogue Regenesys, examines the assumptions, limitations and failures of the current economic paradigm, aiming to highlight poignant alternatives and proposing real solutions. As we head into the most tumultuous time in modern history, humankind is seeking answers to what ails us as a society. Beginning with a bio-regionalism that supports People, Planet and profit, we will endeavor to enfranchise all living systems in the regenerative, non-colonial economics of a just future.

Signals to the Wind aims to provide an excellent listening experience of eclectic genres and take listener through a journey of modern North American music and its source roots. It's focus is mainly on Rock n Roll, Indie, and Punk, along with some hip hop and the roots of these more modern forms like old timey, gospel, blues, jazz, funk and Motown. Courtlandt started the show 6 years ago to help share great music and pertinent opinions. The show is whimsical but has some serious soul commentary and is dedicated to excellent music with a clear nod to the classics he grew up with.

Both Courtlandt Jennings and Sam Sheppard have many years of listening experience and community involvement. Email them at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for comments and suggestions.

Serving up only the newest and freshest roots & culture reggae music. The bulk of your meal will be consisting of hot new artists from Jamaica and the Virgin Islands with a dash of this and a pinch of that from conscious artists for the U.S. to U.K., Hawaii to Aotearoa (New Zealand).

The one & only “Bambu King”, Selecta’ A.D., will bring you the finest word, sound & power in a modern antique fashion. All wo have ears; let them hear the voice of progress on the Taste of Consciousness on KSKQ 89.5FM

Join host Tom Pratum, aka "TK," as he spins up a mix of mostly smooth and contemporary jazz. Some familiar music and some not so familiar, from the 60s unto the present. You never can tell what TK might pull out of his archives.

When one is confident that something good will happen when it is not at all likely they are said to be WHISTLING IN THE DARK. That is the idea around our show. It is a humorous and sometimes dark look at our bright future. This is concentrated civics for all the true patriots and an alternative to Prozac for the rest. Folk music, Americana, interviews and more. Exclusively at KSKQ 94.9 FM in Ashland Oregon. Hosted by Jason Houk.

DJ Jahfirm brings World Remixes to the airwaves every Monday night. Jahfirm is a sonic collective of auditory vibrations congealed to resonate harmonically with hemispheric lateralization.

Turntablism is the medium for this transitory experience, with crossfading beatmatched rhythms woven into a rich tapestry of sound. Minimal verbage allows the listener to enter an altered state of consciousness facilitated by seamless transitions between songs.

The occasional train wreck keeps the listener aware of the actual artistic process being performed live during each set, guaranteeing that no 2 sets are ever the same.